In "Lady N, " from 2009, a long-stemmed silver oil lamp has punctured pink seashells and silver candle-snuffers blooming from its tip.

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It was followed by Lille in the same year and Amsterdam two years later, where a much more efficient oil-powered lamp was developed.

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